Vertical migration patterns of phytoflagellates in relation to light and nutrient availability in a shallow microtidal estuary

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 425, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-19

  Hall, Nathan S ^a   Paerl, Hans W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diel vertical migration; Estuary; Light; Nutrients; Phytoflagellate; Primary productivity; Stratification

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; FLAGELLATE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NICHE PARTITIONING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STRATIFICATION; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

NEUSE ESTUARY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PHYTOMASTIGOPHOREA;

EID: 79952674055     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09031     Document Type: Article

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